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PPB Advances KPI Implementation with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Broadreach, and University of Nairobi Collaboration

Nairobi, October 8, 2024 โ€“ A delegation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Broadreach, and the University of Nairobi met with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) on October 8, to discuss the automation of PPBโ€™s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Chaired by Dr. Antony Toroitich, the meeting focused on developing a performance dashboard aligned [โ€ฆ]

PPB Hosts Tonix Pharmaceuticals to Strengthen Clinical Research and Vaccine Development in Kenya

Nairobi, October 8, 2024 โ€“ Dr. Anthony Toroitich, Director of Corporate Services at the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), chaired a meeting with representatives from Tonix Pharmaceuticals, USA, during their familiarization visit. The discussions centered on clinical research and market authorization for vaccines. Dr. Toroitich highlighted PPBโ€™s role in ensuring that all clinical trials in [โ€ฆ]

PPB Strengthens Global Collaborations in Clinical Trials with Genetic Immunity and Tonix Pharmaceuticals

Nairobi, 8th October 2024 โ€“ The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) Clinical Trials Division on October 8th, hosted a meeting with representatives from Genetic Immunity, Hungary. Dr. Anthony Toroitich, representing PPB CEO Dr. F. M. Siyoi, highlighted Kenyaโ€™s regulatory framework for clinical trials and emphasized PPBโ€™s dedication to advancing healthcare through safe and ethical research. [โ€ฆ]

Strathmore University and PPB Forge Collaborative Pathways to Advance Healthcare Innovation

    Nairobi, 1st October 2024 โ€“ The Strathmore Research and Consultancy Centre (SRCC) at Strathmore University engaged in a fruitful meeting with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) on 1st October to explore collaborations focused on advancing the healthcare sector. Key areas of discussion included enhancing regulatory frameworks, fostering partnerships between industry and academia, [โ€ฆ]

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐จ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ฒ๐š โ€“ 26th September 2024

  Nairobi, Kenya โ€“ On 26th September 2024 a validation meeting confirmed the feasibility of establishing and implementing bioequivalence (BE) requirements in Kenya. Key stakeholders participated in the discussions, including representatives from the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS), [โ€ฆ]

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐Ž๐•๐ˆ๐ƒ-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐•๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ฒ๐š โ€“ 25th September 2024

Nairobi, Kenya โ€“  On 25th September 2024, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), in collaboration with the National Vaccines and Immunization Program (NVIP) and CIHEB-Kenya, disseminated findings from the 2023 COVID-19 Cohort Event Monitoring Study. The results reaffirm that COVID-19 vaccines are a critical tool in curbing the pandemic, with safety data showing the vaccines [โ€ฆ]

๐๐๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Š๐€๐๐ˆ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ โ€“ 13th September 2024

Nairobi, Kenya โ€“ The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), in collaboration with the Kenya Association of Pharmaceutical Industry (KAPI), marked World Patient Safety Day on Friday, September 13, 2024, at the Arboretum Grounds. The event, themed โ€œImproving Diagnosis for Patient Safety,โ€ gathered key stakeholders from the pharmaceutical sector for an interactive panel discussion, where they [โ€ฆ]

๐€๐”-๐Ÿ‘๐’ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š  โ€“ 13th September 2024

Mombasa, Nairobi โ€“ The 5th African Union Smart Safety Surveillance (AU-3S) Steering Committee meeting concluded on September 13, reaffirming the commitment to enhance the safety of medical products across Africa. The two-day summit in Mombasa brought together Heads of African National Regulatory Agencies and key stakeholders to strengthen pharmacovigilance systems through collaboration, with a focus [โ€ฆ]

๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ฒ๐š ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐”-๐Ÿ‘๐’ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š โ€“ September 12, 2024

    Mombasa, Kenya โ€“ The 5th African Union Smart Safety Surveillance (AU-3S) Steering Committee Meeting kicked off in Mombasa on 12th September 2024, bringing together key regulatory experts from across Africa and international health organizations. Running from September 12 to 13, the meeting aims to strengthen the safety of medical products across Africa. The [โ€ฆ]